NBA playoffs 2022 -- The most important takeaways from Day 2

Day 2 of the 2022 NBA playoffs is in the books.

Sunday got started with a blowout along Biscayne Bay. The No. 1-seeded Miami Heat stifled Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks en route to an easy 115-91 Game 1 win.

The day's action continued with the most anticipated matchup of the first round, as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets faced Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. And Game 1 delivered, as Tatum's last-second layup lifted Boston in a thriller.

The Milwaukee Bucks began their title defense with a close Game 1 victory over the Chicago Bulls, while Sunday's finale featured Chris Paul and the NBA-best Phoenix Suns fighting off a late charge from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Our NBA experts had eyes on every Game 1 showdown. Here are the most important takeaways from Day 2 of playoff action.

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BOSTON — The Celtics-Nets premiere felt much more like Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals than it did Game 1 of the first round. The showdown lived up to the hype that surrounded the series all week.

Tatum won the game with a layup at the buzzer that sent fans at TD Garden into a frenzy. They also loudly booed Irving, who flipped off a few of them in the third quarter and then proceeded to get rolling down the stretch while pouring in a game-high 39 points.

«It was a scramble play,» Nets star Kevin Durant said of the contest's final possession. «They made a couple passes. They were able to find a little crease there at the end. A quick play.»

Not only did Tatum hit the winner, he provided the extra defensive push Boston needs without Robert Williams III stabilizing the defense. Tatum dropped 31 points but also had two blocks, and he teamed up